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Crime in CA2 5

How much crime is recorded in CA2 5, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Cumberland
Region
North West
Population
15,425 (2024)
Crime

How safe is CA2 5

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 62.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in CA2 5, more than double the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 9 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
9/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
62.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
141
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

CA2 5National
Violence and sexual offences55.123.6
Shoplifting21.18.4
Public order17.14.6
Burglary10.69.1
Criminal damage and arson9.94.7
Anti-social behaviour8.910.7
Drugs8.42.4
Other theft6.94.5
Other crime2.71.5
Bicycle theft2.41.0
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Theft from the person1.52.1
Robbery1.01.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 16% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
80
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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